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Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
What Two Leaders Say.

NEW YORK, April 25-The Herald says
all the talk about President C.eveland's
rumoTed aversion to a second term,
whether believed or not by the political
world, has opened discussion as to his
own anti election views in regard to
second term for the presidency. The
only public utterauce he has ever made
on this subject was is his letter of &C
opptanCe. During the past day or so
political doctors have been holding a sort
OF autopsy to ascertain the exact scope
of these expressions, and the verdict
among those who are in front as the
national leaders of the Democracy
seems to be that while the President is
opposed on general principles to a sec
end term, he has not in SO many words
emphaticaIly said he would refuse it.
No gentleman in public life enjoys the
confidence of the President more thor
Oughly than Congressman William L.
Scott OF Erie. Mr.. Scott al his hotel
said he did not believe there was one
word of truth in the report that the Pres
ident had dropped out of the race when
his party called on him in the proper
time. "Oh, yes, that letter of accept
anCe," said he, II know; but you mustn't
force any radical construction on it. I
don't consider that 1t means a particle
more than 8 general approval of some
such plan to amend the constitution, q
view which any man in the land has q
right to entertain; butthere is not a word
in that letter, and Mr.. Cleveland mas never
said s word, that could be tortured into
a plain, unequlvOcal refusal of a second
term If his party calls upon him to
accept it. Now can tell
you another thing, before Mr.. Cleveland
wrote his letter of acceptance, the policy
of touching on this point of second term
was mentioned. There WAS, Ct course,
no disposition to curb or suppress any
opinions Mr.. Cleveland may have enter
tanned on this subject, but 1t was thought
advisable not tC go to any radical ex-
tremes. There is no sense, political or
common, in party leader declining to
accept something that has not been
offered him. When the proper time comes,
if the Democratic party calls on Mr..
Cleveland to take the helm, he can do so
in my judgment without exposing himself
to any charge of ircoI sistencV.
Elk Senator Barnum of Connecticut,
long st the helm Of the National Demo-
cratic Committee, had the same views
as Mr. Scott, saying: 81 don't see any
reason in that letter Of acceptance that
would debar the President from taking
the nomination again.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
THROUGH THE HEART.
Frank Blocker Instantly Killed at Abbott
by j. L. Williams.

by L. Williams.
Special to the Gazette.
ABBOTT, TEX, April 25.-Our quiet
little town was thrown into a state of
excitement at o'clock this evening by
two pistol shots being fired in rapid sue
cession. Your reporter fastened to the
direction and saw the horrible sight of
Frank Blocker falling against the doors
Of Elms & Brigman's storehouse with q
bullet hole through his heart, kill. g him
instantly. He was then carried inside
the store and placed on the counter and
the coroner was summoned. The slayer
was one J. L. Williams, who Immediately
fed after doing the shooting. Sheriff
Cox has been notified, and no doubt will
have a posse in hot pursuit of
the slayer. The facts are about
as follows: Jim Bowers and Frank
Blocker were returning from Waco in
ttheir wagon, and as they drove up to
Elms & Brigman's store, Blocker said ::
ave are thoroughbred stock"
Williams remarked that they looked
more like scrubs TO him.
Blocker said "Don't you like our
style?"
lIlldulS sdLu' by - you muSl
not talk that way" and as Blocker
started up the steps Williams drew
forty five calibre Colts pistol
and skot with the above results. Block
1er Is well known in Dallas and Waco and
is connected with the best families of the
state. Blocker leaves 8 wife and child to
mourn his untimely loss. Williams is q
cistern digger and is comparatively q
stranger here, but is very quiet. It is
stated that both parties had been drinking.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26

what he took his pistol out of the drawer
for. The reply was that it was his house
and he had right to take it. Deceased
then reachei over and hit the bartender
on the face time or two, saying: "You
have got the pistol out to use," and then
drew his pistol and snapped it once at the
barkeeper. While he was swapping it the
barkeeper turned and got his pistol,
and as he caught the handle,
deceased shot him aud he
fell to the floor, and that
is the last l saw of him. l believe five
shots were fired altogether.
SWAPPING GUNS.
The Jury returned verdict simply in
accordance with the facts. The killing
was generally regarded as justifable.
The deadly weapons that were employed
in the fight were exhibited in court.
Quinn used Smith & Wesson 38-calibre,
and R4ucher's fatal bullet came from
British Bull Dog. Every chamber of the
formers revolver was empty, and he had
no doubt fired all the rounds it
held. The hammer had probably
come down once or twice on
an empty chamber, which explains the
swapping alluded to by witness as far as
Quinn was concerned. Riucher's weapon
may have snapped on a defective cart
ridge.
THE DEAD MAN.
Johu Quinn was a man some forty years
of age, weighing about 175 pounds, hair
inclined to red, Il very red mustache, and
freckled face. He was a mschinlst by
'rade and had worked under Harry cElvie
who several years ago was master
mechanic of the Texas and Pacific shops
here. He came here from Temple last
Friday and it appears had been somewhat
cOnvivial in his habits. His former
home was Jackson, Tenn, where he is
respectfully connected. He had been
twice married and it is said was divorced
from his last wife. His remains were
decently attended to at the undertakers
and his relatives notified of the sad
occurrence.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
ANOTHER MURDER MYSTERY.
A Cleveland Servant Girl StrangIed an
Outraged on Her Way Homo.

A Cleveland Servant Girl StrangIed and
Outraged on Her Way Homo.
CLEVELAND, OHIO, April 25.-Inquiry
into the mystery which surrounds the
death of Maggie Mccarthy, who was
murdered in c D. Hatch's yard on Sibley
street, Saturday night, was begun to-day
by Prosecuting Attorney Hadden and
Coroner West. A handful of earth and 8
clot of the unfortunate girls blood were
taken from HatCh's yard, where the deed
was committed Maggie's pocket book
contained47 cents, a key, piece of candy
and bit of ribbon. These with her
gloves, handkerchief and clothing were
produced at the examination. DR.. B. A.
EHance, who made the post norton ex-
animation of the body of he dead girl,
testified that in his opinion death was
caused by strangulation and that she had
been outrafied before or at the
time of death Rev. W. M. Smith,
Presbyterian church, said that Mag
gle came to him last June highly recon-
mended She was most consc 'entiOus
GIRL a faithful servant, shrinking and
timid by nature. She was not accus-
Volheu W SoihS ou' nuCu evenings: ana
when she did she was usually hack before
1890, and when out generally went to her
sunt's, Mrs. Clarke, on Oregon street.
Maggie left the Prospect street-car at
night at 1850 o'clock at the corner of
Csss avenue, two miles from her home.
At midnight she was found under a porch
in yard back of her employers resi-
dence. She was probably dragged into
the yard, strangled, ravished and then
poked under the porch. No clue to the
murderer has yet been secured by the
police.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
An Omcial Statement.

NEW YORK, April 25.-Hon. William
Dorsheimer makes the following state
ment: In view Of the reports which have
been sent out by the Washington CORE
spondents OF some western papers, l
think it proper to make the following
statement: In January last the President
said to me that he had been contem-
plating the making of public declaration
which would take him out of the field as
s candidate in 1888. He said he
YVES led to this conclusion not
only by personal considerations, but
because he thought such course would
relieve him from impuf atoms which were
daily cast upon him and which interfer-
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
Electricity for S roe, Railway.

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 25.-The first ap-
plication in this city of electricity as a
motive power for running street ra lroad
cars was made Yesterday on the Washing
ton avenue road. The test was consid-
cred highly successful, and as soon as the
necessary machinery and apparatus can
be attached to the cars the entire line will
be run by electricity The motor used Is
known as the Julien system.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
In Bell County.

Correspondence of the Gazette.
HEIDENHEIMER, TEX, April % Not
enough rain has fallen in Bell county to
bring up the cotton which some few
farmers have planted. The bulk of the
cotton is yet to be planted. The oat crop
is a failure in this county, and if it does
not rain soon corn will not amount to
anything. Water is getting scarce.
Most of the tanks are dry.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
Ia Oass County.

Special to the Gazette.
ATLANTA, TEX, April 25.-Good rains
have fallen in all this part of the state
Crops are clean and in good condition, but
late, for the season.
The lumber interest is the life of this
country through tie summer.
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
ApepIaI from Dorsbs,mer.

BUFFALO, N. Y, April 25-The News
publishes the following reply to q tele-
gram OF inquiry as to the truth of the
statement that Colonel Dorsheimer has
seen q letter written by PresideLt Cleve-
land positively refusing to be candidate
for 8 second term:
'To the News, Buffalo, never saw
the letter mentioned.
GSigned1 WILLIAM DORsHEIMER."
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
WEATHER AND CROPS.
In CorHelI Comfy.

special to the Gazette
GATEsvILLE, TEX, April 25.-The
farmers, as also our business men, are
happy and at work from the fact of the
recent rains. There is d rise in the Leon
of about three feet
Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-04-26
$40 Reward,
Special to the Gazette.

op6CIaI 20 the GaZette.
HLLsBoRo, TEX, April 25.-Stolen Ga
April 25, one gray mare, seven years old,
pony build, in fine condition, no brands,
has shoes in front, small scar below right
eye recently done, PAGES and fox trots
under saddle perfectly, and is kind in
harness and under saddle.
JOHN P. Cox,
Sheriff of Hill County.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01


SENATOR SHERMAN is On stunning tour
through the south, with view Of building up
support for himself as Republican candidate
for The presidency. He has spoken before the
Ten nessec legislature, at Nashville, at Biz
mingham and other points With that dextrous
ability so characteristic OF John Sherman. He
is certsinly in many directions one Of the
abest men that have ever appeared in Ameri.
can public life. He appeals to the oil wbig
sentiment once SO powerful in the south, and to
the self interest Of the rapidly growing manu-.
facturers 10 rally 10 the supper: Of q protective
tariff, and be Is evidently hopeful that Alabama,
Georgia ard Tennessee may in this way be
brought into the Republican column. Success
in this schtme in season for bis ambitious pur-
poses is dubious. but it is Certainly healthfui
development " hen Republican leaders begin to
cultivate the south Mr. Sherman made one
cred liable poin. at Birmingham A delegation
OF colored editors wished to moet him. but were
refused admission by the proprietor Of the 10
tel hcre Nj Sherman was stopping. The SEN
ator at once packed up bis traps and sought an
other nCt,l
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

A BILL has just been passed TO third read
ing in tic Pennsylvania legis ature empowering
labor organizations TO employ police force in
the same manner as railroads are authorized to
do under an sct passed in 1865. Probably
there is no advocate Of the measure who will Sc
ricusIy argue that it ought to become law.
The pietense fer it Is one of "far play" to give
the laborers tic same chance to protect them
selves, as employers have, and tie effect ought
to be coed in illustrating the wrong and the
danger of allowing interested parties to take
the law into their own hands: for at the utmost
the d ference is only one OF degree between EN-.
p!oyers and latorers. Perhaps the laboTers
would bc more ho;-hcaded ia usI3g armed mer-
ccnaiies ard where the ignorance is greatest
among them, the Danger 10 lite and property
and to the security of fellow men, would be se-
rious. But human nature is good deal the
same among all classes of men, and there is is-
noraDce and narrow minded3oss and bad tenn
pr among employers as well es labcrers, and it
is also II ue that where the employers are cor.
po.aiions. there is less OF good human feeling,
because less direct personal responsibility, than
emorg individuals. In the nature OF the case,
therefore. there must be, as experience has
shown repeatedly, bad use of such power TO
shoot down men when II is given ID either side
in quarrel. Any man can see that continual
collisions and anarchy would be the speedy re-
suit II such power were given both sides. To
the state and the state alone belongs the power
OF police ard the duty Of protecting life and
properly.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

THE Rutland county states attorney has en-
tered roHe proseqm in the case against Silas L
Griffith of Dandy for violating the prohioitory
law. He was convicted CT three ol1enses in the
justice court Grd took an appeal. TIE affair
grew cut Of his troubles with the Knights of
Labor, and therefore, we suppose the states At
torney concluded that the testimony fgiinst
aim was not worthy OF credence. But unless
he had some clear and positive knowledge be-
yond what the public has, this is an unjustifa-
BILE stretch OF his discretion. The evidence
against Griffith was strong, and it is for jury,
reliability. There should not be one iule for
the rich and another Tor the poor, and this case
looks like it,. $50 '
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

Col SMALLEY and bis devoted adj liant, Hi
ram Atkins, are in Washington this week, and,
judging hy the dispatches from there, Hiram
is as vo,uble as ever. We shall have TO wait
until he gets home TO see how many Of his re-
ported sayings be viii contradict. But there is no
doubt that the correspondent fully believes that
Atkins is the sairsp OF Vermont patronage They
say that he is loaded up to the m1Zzls against
District Attorney Haskins, and Is gong to get
him removed right eff for offensive partisan
ship. Col Dickey's appointment as postmaster
at Bradford leaves the way clear for ii Pit
kin to step into the place as soon as Haskins
vacates it. There was an attempt at one time
to make cut charges against Col Haski in
connection with tie performance of his duties,
bdt apparently il has been abandoned. Atkins
ex presses himself as greatly tickled over the
appointment Of Col Walker to the Interstate com
mission, though he favored Col John II George
for the position. lie hazard the opinion that
United States Attorney "Stsvs" Walker Of
New York, aud Smsiey bad quito as much to
do " iih maklrg Walker the man as Senator
Edmuuds did. lie says Meade snd Bascom
NJ both out Of tie raCc for ihs Mun:peler
post Office, ard this place viii so to new man.
In Ludlow the incanbcni will stay a while
longer, possibly.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

MARQUIS TsFNG contributes a suggestive
article to the Asiatic Review on the new policy
OF development upon which China has entered.
Waste lands are drained and made arabic at
the public expense or offered to settlers on easy
terms TO stimulate cultivation. 1t is proposed
to encourage the establishment OF varied man.
ufactures and the development OF the resources
OF the country by extending railway lines and
opening mines. Before many years pass China
may not only supply Ler own population with
all The modern acquisitions in textile fabrics,
metal work ard other arts, but may become
formidable rival il. .foreign trade. Her people
are aturally imitative, qlick to learn and per-
severing. The Marquis takes advanced ground
that China will not rest iamely under the limi.
tations of her sovereign power imposed by ex-
isting ign treaties. At tho expiration of The
present decsnnial period she will denounce
thtIn as urjust and humlliating. She is not
ignorant OF the risks attendant upon this course,
but she IS resolved TO undergo them rather than
to suffer the perpetuation of encroachmen. like
that of the English in Egypt.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01


new tXtiadition treaty has been negotiated
or at least arranged between Russia and this
country, and If its provisions are correctly ic-
ported it is the most comprehensive OF any of
cur extraditon treaties with foreign nations. 1t
includes all the common crimes, and all persons
committing any OF these in one country and
taking refuge 10 tie other, must be surrend-
cred. There is clause whereby the assassina.
ton or even conspiracy to harm either the head
of the state or OF any me mber Of his family will
be included among the crimes for which extra
ditlon is garnted,-a pretty radical departure
from both the American and the English policy
with regard to political offenders. The treaty
processes to exceIt that class of flinders from
operations, so that revolutonists, who do not
resort to assassination, are not included But
the difficulty will be to make the distinction.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

TIE evidence against the Providence road
with reference to the Forrest Hill disaster is
simply OverwA elminy in its demonstration OF
corporate rctklessness in the care ofhuman life.
Prof George l. Fose, an emine1. civil engineer
OF wide practical experience ard the author OF
one or two works highly valued as text books,
declares that the bridge was "miseras.e trap
at the start" the hangers "bady welded" the
method o. construction all wrong. the material
unfit, the whole thing "waiting TO be tumblci
down." "standing invita;ion to b. knocked to
pieces This only accoris with the expert
opinions gathered by the Engineering News.
The city engineer Of Boston had formally nor-
fed TIE road that the bridge was in bad shape
Take this with the evidence last week Of the rail.
road commission and Of residents, and the neg
lscl and impeTtineDce with which they were re-
cgiyed and the case does not show human nature
IN its most crediieble light.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

The investigation Of the civil seryic, commits
sion into the charges Of partisan disregard of the
law by the newly appointed Postmaster Harrity
OF Philadelphia show that they we're baseess. A
set of slandcrous snobs styling themselves civil
service reformcrs, made the whole trouble out
of nothing. Thslr calibre was shown
by the fact that when only
two Dem )crats were included in 300 appoint
ments under Republican management Ct COM
peiitent examination they thought it all right;
but now when the maj ority of the appointees
are Democrats they think 1t sure proof, without
any other evidence, that something is wrong,
because Democrats are OF such low order of
intelligence" that they couldn't pass the exam.
nations in such proportions f-e H. ~
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

Hon WM MoDorGAL, ex-minister of Marine
n the Canadian government, admits that the
position Of the Unite States on the fishery
question is right. He says that the treaty Of
1878 had nothing to co with trading in other
commodities than fish. Its only purpose was to
prevent fishing within the three milo n.t and
the use If the coasts for drying End clrag tns
catch. Vessels fishing beyond the limit are, MI
McDougall contends, free to avail themselves
of permits to touch and trade. And that this
is emily what Cur fisher men have done is shown
by the fact that Of all the schooners arr3s;ed
and fred last season for violating customs laws
Canada has found cause to retain the whole
amontt imposed in only four Instances. This
shows what fimsy pretexts were used for ar
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

THE sto tkholders Of the Union Pacific rail-
road at their annual meeting Wednet day
passed reso lutions authorizing the directors to
perfect some plan acceptable to the government
which will enable tie company to refund the
indebtedness and discharge 1t in easy install.
ments. This Is what an honest management
years ago, instead Of fighting desperately every
effort Of the government TO collect cent of the
eccumulating interest, While paying dividends
and making lavish expenditures in every direc-
ton. The meaning Of the present action is
much longer avoided.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01

SOME criticism Is made Of the removal
OF Postmaster Carpenter at st Johnsbury
as is to bc expected when Republicans
lose their places. But both the St Johns
bury papers agree that II change was TO be
made, Maj Bowman was just the man to ap-
point The S. Adams Messenger endorses the
selection as "frst. class in every respect" and
speaking of the sjor personally, it says: "He
stands high in Masonic apd Grand Army cir,
cles has served as grand master Of Masons for
manw years, and as a delegate to the nationa
eucampmcnt, G A r, etc." II all the appoint
ments in Vermont were equally good the party
would have better chance OF growing.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
800 Reward. 500.

The readers OF the REroRMER will be pleased
to lcs,H tnat there is at least one dreaded dis
ease that science has been able to cure in all its
s'aCes, and that is Cetarrn. Halls CatsIri.
Cure is the only positive cure now known in
the III ,dical fraternity. Catarrh being a consti
iuloIai disease &c cl1ircs constitutional treat
meI.. Halls Ca,arrh Cure is taken internally,
ac;icg directly upon the blood and nucus sur
faces of the system. thereby destroying the
foundation c. the disease and giving the patient
strength, by building up the constitution aud
assisting nature in doing its work. The Pro-
prietoIs have SO mech faith in lis curative
powers TIA: ihcy ofIer one uudrcd collars, .or
any case it fails to cure. Send for ist OF .esti-
moni@ls. Address.
% CHENEY & CO, Toledo, Q.
DID by Druggists, - cts.-ady.
The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1887-04-01
THE Atlantic Monthly for April contains an

THE Atlantic Monthly for April contains an
OF the secret chapters of the war. 1t is really
an expansion of what was published at the
time, giving detailed account OF the mission
early In 1864 OF Gilmore and Col Jacques to
arrange terms of peace il possible. President
Lincoln is represented kere as having been
willing to pay 5000 600 for the slaves of the
South, provided that section consented to eman
cipation. Secretary Chase objected to this, but
reconcled himself to tho proposition on the
ground that the rebels would not accept 1t.
These unt iii cial hegotiations found most ot the
rebel leaders tired of the war and willing to give
up slavery. But Davis refused to consider any
proposal short of Southern independence.